Chapter 51 Back to the front door
Jiang Xinyu seems to be the arrogant and domineering eldest daughter of the Jiang family, but in fact she has suffered a lot of invisibility because the head of the Liu family, Minister Jiang, is distant from her.
Liu is a sweet-looking person with a bitter heart who is used to doing superficial work.
Jiang Xinyu was wearing expensive clothes and exquisite jewelry, and no one could see that she did not look like she was being treated harshly, but only she knew how uncomfortable she was actually feeling.
The food was not what she liked, the tea was not to her taste, and even the flowers and plants in the yard were not what she liked.
But she couldn't say it, because if she did, she would be considered ungrateful and looking for trouble, causing unrest in the family.
If Liu went to her father crying and complaining again, she would be confined to her house and forced to copy books and kneel in the ancestral hall.
Even when Jiang Wanqiu was away from home, he was always plotting against her, always trying to make her do something embarrassing to highlight his own mistakes.
But the maids and servants around her were all from the Liu family, and her master's words were not as effective as Jiang Wanqiu's.
It's not like she had never made friends with like-minded girls before, but either her maids were disrespectful and mean to her and drove them away, or Mrs. Liu withheld her incoming letters and made her break her promises.
But she was dressed more brightly and beautifully than Jiang Wanqiu, so no one believed that she was disfavored. As a result, she had no friends and her reputation became worse and worse.
Now when Jiang Xinyu recalls these sudden flashes of inspiration, she even feels that Liu may have started planning when she was very young.
Generally speaking, it is difficult for a concubine's daughter to marry better than a legitimate daughter.
The large dowry left by her mother.
There is absolutely no friend who dies and no one cares.
Jiang Wanqiu's dressing style and temperament were in line with Zhao Chengye's preferences.
Jiang Xinyu felt a chill in her heart as she connected all the lines together. It really was a huge chess game.
Jiang Xinyu, who was immersed in her thoughts, suddenly heard a hissing sound in her ear, and then she realized that she had been holding Xiao Yuan's arm.
She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she grabbed a handful out of anger.
It's also a shame that Xiao Yuan is a martial arts practitioner and has tight muscles, otherwise she would be really strong enough to do this.
Xiao Yuan looked at the purple bruise on his forearm and felt a little aggrieved.
"Madam, let's just say this is over.
Why are you pinching me again?"
Jiang Xinyu quickly rubbed him to please him.
"I'm sorry, I was just lost in thought about Liu.
You are such a fool, you just watched me exert my strength and you won’t pull your arm away.”
Xiao Yuan was in a daze as he looked at his wife who was unreasonable but strong. How did he mess up his family status like this?
It seems like they have only been married for three days. On the wedding night, the girl was quite afraid of him. How come she changed after just a few days?
Governor Xiao wanted to sort out his thoughts carefully, but he always felt that something was wrong.
He had seen people who were taking advantage of others and pushing their luck, but he had never seen anyone rise to prominence as quickly as his wife.
When the little mouse saw him the first night, it stretched out its claws tentatively, but he glared at it and immediately shrank it back in fear.
The next day, relying on his bullying, he turned around and acted like a bootlicker. His fawning appearance was really unbearable to watch.
On the third day, the little Taotie gradually showed its fangs, just like that very human puppy. It would bite you lightly, see you glare at it, and then immediately lick you to please you.
If you are not angry, the more you bite, the harder you bite to test your bottom line.
Xiao Yuan sighed as he watched his wife leaning on his shoulder and swaying with the carriage.
It's also his fault for not being mentally strong. This little glutton has completely gotten over his head.
Obviously he was the only one who got angry yesterday, but today the situation was reversed. Look at how strong his little hands are. I hope he won't be abused in the future.
Jiang Xinyu felt a little embarrassed when she saw the finger marks on Xiao Yuan's arm. She rubbed it and kissed him secretly, whispering to him to please him.
Xiao Yuan turned his head and raised the corners of his mouth.
Domestic violence is when a man hits a woman. How can it be called domestic violence when the young lady is so cute? That's called beating, which is affection, and scolding, which is love.
At this time, Governor Xiao did not realize how terrifying his wife's growing strength was. But when he really saw his wife smashing someone's chest with one punch, he no longer thought so.
Now, this old man who has never seen the world is almost annoyed by Jiang Xinyu, and all he can remember is that his wife is right.
Jiang Huai took a special leave today as Jiang Xinyu was returning home. When he heard the servant say that his aunt's car was about to arrive, he hurried out to greet her.
If Jiang Xinyu came back alone, Jiang Huai would definitely not give her a good look, but since Xiao Yuan was here, he had to save face no matter how unwilling he was.
That man had been engaged in the business of confiscating properties and exterminating families since he was fifteen or sixteen years old. Over the past ten years or so, at least eighty officials had died at his hands, if not a hundred.
As a fourth-rank official, he might be able to scare ordinary people, but he is nothing in front of Xiao Yuan.
It took him twenty years to reach the fourth rank. If Xiao Yuan wanted to kill a fourth rank person, it would take him less than twenty days.
What's more, for someone like him who has no solid foundation, just adding his name to any big case would be enough to make him suffer.
As for the question of whether he is the father-in-law or not, that is just the case. He does not think that the ruthless King Xiao Yan would really fall in love with the stupid girl in his family.
Whenever I think of Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Huai, I feel like I have a heart attack.
That girl is even more annoying than her mother. She is always noisy and never gentle at all. She has the temperament of a nouveau riche and is full of the stink of money.
She is not good at poetry, song, calligraphy, or painting, and having the title of a legitimate daughter for nothing would bring shame to her family.
If she had been half as sensible and filial as Wanqiu, he would not have been so cruel as to agree to the idea of the Liu sisters having one husband.
Now it seems that this rebellious girl is really a debt collector. She can mess up something that seems to be foolproof.
He knew that this girl was stupid but he didn't expect her to be so stupid. She was such a grown-up but she couldn't even get on the wrong sedan chair. She deserved to be tricked into marrying an old eunuch.
It’s just a pity that this marriage to the Ningguo Mansion was ruined.
Now that the daughter of the Li family has become the Crown Prince's wife, the plan to remarry in late autumn will definitely not work.
Even if the daughter of the Li family died, it would be useless. Without the dowry that Qian left for Jiang Xinyu, the Zhao family might not let Wanqiu marry into the family.
Dowry? What the rebellious girl took away was not just a dowry, it was actually most of the Jiang family's wealth.
The quality of life in the mansion has plummeted since the dowry was paid, and he couldn't even find anything decent to give to his colleagues.
But the dowry has now been brought to the Governor's Mansion. I heard that Xiao Yuan personally led people to carry it out from the Ningguo Duke's Mansion.
He originally wanted to get some money from Jiang Xinyu, but after hearing the news, he gave up the idea.
Everyone knows that the eunuchs are greedy and value money very much. Who knows whether the dowry can still fall into Jiang Xinyu's hands.
What if everything is controlled by Governor Xiao? If he dares to ask for it, wouldn't it be a provocation?
Jiang Huai hasn't had a good sleep since he found out that Jiang Xinyu married Xiao Yuan by mistake.
Sometimes he worries about his own future, sometimes he worries about which side to take, and sometimes he worries about the life of his precious daughter Jiang Wanqiu and whether his eldest son's study in the academy will be affected.
A lot of my hair has been falling out these days, but unfortunately not a single strand is lost because of my eldest daughter Jiang Xinyu.
Actually, that's not the case.
After all, all the troubles were caused by Jiang Xinyu's wrong marriage. If she had married into the Ningguo Mansion smoothly according to her family's arrangement and then had a child and died smoothly, she wouldn't have had so many worries.
Unfortunately it's too late to say anything now.
His annoying daughter came back, and Xiao Yuan followed him to the gate to greet her.
I hope Liu can be smarter. Even if she can't get anything out of the rebellious girl, she should at least ask the maids and servants about the situation in the governor's mansion.
If she really pleased the old eunuch, it wouldn't be impossible for him, as her father, to love her a little more.
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